dideoxynucleotide
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From di- + deoxynucleotide.
Noun
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dideoxynucleotide (plural dideoxynucleotides)
- (biochemistry) Any nucleotide formed from a deoxynucleotide by loss of a second hydroxy group from the deoxyribose group
- (biochemistry) Any oligonucleotide consisting of two deoxynucleotides